Man, this strip took longer than it should've. I blame bda for hooking me up with Buffy The Vampire Slayer - the music is awful but the rest of it's pretty entertaining (and hey, it's only s1!).

Also, I have a headache. Headaches always slow things down.

Beaker - Heinrich's roommate - actually exists. The linked site is not, unfortunately, a fabrication.... and I have the dubious honor of having verified a good deal of it firsthand.